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jess_mango's review against another edition
4.0
I read The Boys from Brazil in high school after spotting it on my mom's bookshelf in the basement. At the time it was right up my alley--- Nazis, intrigue, and suspense.
chrishaslehurst's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
delaguila19's review against another edition
4.0
Genial, este libro es uno de los que te atrapan desde el inicio hasta el final, el retrato de los personajes es impecable, las situaciones de suspenso son por momentos muy sobrecogedoras, en resumen vale la pena leerlo
loveringink's review
4.0
Wicked fun sci-fi/crack history romp. Required reading if you want to understand a single obscure joke from the TV show Archer.
ambyreads's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
coleycole's review against another edition
4.0
Super, well-crafted, suspenseful. Got me thru a day of driving and the time totally flew.
Would give it 5 stars but I can't with books that toss off female characters with no depth, no interest, no life.
Would give it 5 stars but I can't with books that toss off female characters with no depth, no interest, no life.
strrygo's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism and Racism
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Genocide and Animal death
billymac1962's review against another edition
3.0
Ever since reading Rosemary's Baby I was set on reading everything by Ira Levin. What made him so enticing was that he didn't have a whole lot of books published, and they are all quite varied.
I remember seeing the movie The Boys from Brazil back in the 70s. So I knew the gist of it but after so many years, enough of it had left my memory that I felt I could enjoy a lot of this book anew. And, I was coming off a significant reading slump so I was looking forward to a story I knew would be good.
From the onset, it was. If you follow my reviews at all, I'm beginning to come off as a grumpy old man, fed up with the proliferation of present tense narratives. I miss the old school past tense narrative, and am more inclined to look back rather than forward for my next reads. So I settled into a comfortable 3rd person, past tense story from the 70s and I was very happy with it.
Unfortunately I became a bit disappointed halfway through the novel. Levin's prose very much took on a procedural-type narrative (it felt to me), and the this-happened, then that-happened, left characterization in the back seat. At this point, getting a full grasp on the plot and where it was going, I admit that I just wanted to cut to the chase. So I skimmed a lot of the next 60 pages or so.
Once things came to a pivotal point, I slowed down again and enjoyed the last 30 pages of the novel.
I will likely continue with Levin's books. The Stepford Wives will be next when I do.
Three stars for this one.
I remember seeing the movie The Boys from Brazil back in the 70s. So I knew the gist of it but after so many years, enough of it had left my memory that I felt I could enjoy a lot of this book anew. And, I was coming off a significant reading slump so I was looking forward to a story I knew would be good.
From the onset, it was. If you follow my reviews at all, I'm beginning to come off as a grumpy old man, fed up with the proliferation of present tense narratives. I miss the old school past tense narrative, and am more inclined to look back rather than forward for my next reads. So I settled into a comfortable 3rd person, past tense story from the 70s and I was very happy with it.
Unfortunately I became a bit disappointed halfway through the novel. Levin's prose very much took on a procedural-type narrative (it felt to me), and the this-happened, then that-happened, left characterization in the back seat. At this point, getting a full grasp on the plot and where it was going, I admit that I just wanted to cut to the chase. So I skimmed a lot of the next 60 pages or so.
Once things came to a pivotal point, I slowed down again and enjoyed the last 30 pages of the novel.
I will likely continue with Levin's books. The Stepford Wives will be next when I do.
Three stars for this one.
hectaizani's review
3.0
One of the books that Stephen King recommended in Danse Macabre. Tidy, little, thriller with an interesting premise. The Nazi's are going to bring back the Third Reich using technology invented by Josef Mengele. Obviously, that can't be allowed to go down but first Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman has to figure out what the heck is going on and how he can prevent it.
readatron3000's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5